The master plan of a building shows how to build and place important parts of the building, such as walls, pipes, and electrical outlets. on the building site, workers use copies of the master plan called blueprints to show them what to do. the master plan is kept in the office. explain how mrna works like a blueprint in constructing proteins.

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Rayne Galloway

27 February, 15:55

The master plan of a building shows how to build and place important parts of the building, such as walls, pipes, and electrical outlets. on the building site, workers use copies of the master plan called blueprints to show them what to do. the master plan is kept in the office. explain how mrna works like a blueprint in constructing proteins.

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Caleb Casey · Answer 1

The mRNA works like a blueprint for building new proteins because it carries with it genetic information copied from "the master plan," or the DNA. Each strand of mRNA carries the information to build specific amino acids and in which order they should be built.